MTV Unplugged: Live at Roundhouse, London | ||||
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Released | 25 May 2018 | |||
Recorded | 8 November 2017 | |||
Venue | Roundhouse (London, England) | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 62:57 | |||
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Director | Sam Wrench | |||
Producer | Sian Larkin (video) | |||
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Singles from MTV Unplugged: Live at Roundhouse, London | ||||
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MTV Unplugged: Live at Roundhouse, London is the third live album and second video by Scottish alternative rock band Biffy Clyro. Recorded at the band's one-off acoustic show on 8 November 2017 at the Roundhouse in London as part of MTV Unplugged, it was released on 25 May 2018 by 14th Floor and Warner Bros. Records. The video was directed by Sam Wrench, produced by Sian Larkin & Executive Produced for MTV by Jeremy Davies and Albert Schilcher. The show won Best Live Concert at the 2018 UK Music Video Awards. Four recordings from the release were issued as digital download singles.
Upon its release, MTV Unplugged: Live at Roundhouse, London debuted at number 2 on the Scottish Singles Chart and number 4 on the UK Albums Chart – the highest positions of the band's live releases to date. The acoustic show and subsequent album release received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the rearrangements of certain songs but noted a lack of dynamism in others. The show marked the debut of Balance, Not Symmetry track "Different Kind of Love".